UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2012

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ECOSPHERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

000-25663

20-3502861

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

3515 S.E Lionel Terrace, Stuart, FL 34997

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(772) 287-4846

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  


On October 3, 2012, Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Barbara Carabetta as interim Chief Financial Officer.  Since August 2011, Ms. Carabetta has served as the Corporate Controller of the Company and the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Ecosphere Energy Services, LLC.  From 2005 until she joined the Company, Ms. Carbetta was a partner at The Malone Group, a consulting services company that provides professional services for accounting and financial reporting functions of public and private companies.  While employed at The Malone Group, Ms. Carabetta served as the interim Corporate Controller of Arby’s and the interim Assistant Corporate Controller of SafeNet, Inc.  Ms. Carabetta is 54 years old and is a Certified Public Accountant (Michigan-Inactive).



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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


 

ECOSPHERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ Charles Vinick

 

 

Charles Vinick

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  October 9, 2012






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